Sentences with phrase «known folktale»
Narrated by Alfre Woodard, John Henry is the longest short on the entire Blu - ray, clocking in at just under 11 minutes, but it's exceedingly colorful and snappily paced, even as the adaptation of this well - known folktale reaches its tragic conclusion.
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«Evil Queen» by Nathaniel Gold In the classic Scandinavian folktale «The Twelve Wild Ducks,» also known as «The Twelve Brothers» in Grimms» Fairy Tales, a wicked old Queen is jealous of her daughter - in - law's beauty.
Folktale Writing A well - known children's book author helps students learn how to write folktales.
A lesser - known Tibetan folktale From the Elephant Pit is about a hunter who happens upon an elephant pit in which a man, a lion, a mouse, a snake, and a falcon are trapped.
In a modern childhood world, populated by Barbie and Harry Potter (not together, of course), schoolkids often know very little about the folktales of their own country and almost nothing about those from other parts of the world.
While exploring the recall of Native American folktales, Bartlett noticed that many recalls were not accurate and involved the replacement of unfamiliar information with facts already known.
In this plucky contemporary rendition of an ancient Buddhist folktale, Kapi the monkey king knows that human greed for the mangoes will destroy their home, and risks his life to save his people.
Interestingly, prior to receiving an outline of the tale from a Chinese nonfiction writer I knew from one of my writing groups, I never thought of rewriting folktales.
Yes, Swamp Angel fans will be very happy to know about this continuation of Anne Isaac's original folktale — sixteen years later!
Siberian cats are popular in Russian folktales and for some 1,000 years that they have been known in the country, they were considered as champions by household owners and shopkeepers because they keep mice away.
No matter our age, the folktales collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 19th century never fail to enchant us.